POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of close-knit scale in POLAND, New York, run under POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 256 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 507 students; POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school reports 2% Hispanic.

On the resource side, POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Herkimer County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.4%; this one delivers 62.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Herkimer County indicate median household income runs about $68,515, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Herkimer County (combined enrollment of about 9,619 students).

The closest other public school is POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.5%.

POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 16%, going from 304 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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